May 19, 2016

Two poems by LEE EVANS

AERIAL MANEUVERSTwo distended dragonfliesBound to one anotherCircumnavigate the sky.She soars with abdomen bentLike a beckoning finger;He soars, hot for her scent—Clutches at her throat and coilsHis tail about her tail.They writhe and they toil,Wheeling, coupling in mid-air:Veins of transparent wingsPulsating with despair!

LIGHT YEARS AWAYWho was that masked man?Must have been the Lone Ranger,Galloping through spaceAt the speed of light or Mind—Maybe everyone or no one.He reached critical massAnd the universe exploded:A spectacular sight.But there was a downside—The night sky lost one more star.

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LEE EVANS lives in Bath, Maine and has never fallen from a
very great height.